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      04-26-2012, 03:54 PM   #1
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Grills and gills - Le Mans E90

Just picked up a late 2011 Le Mans E90 and want to get some grills and gills. I'll of course be color matching the reflectors, as well.

Having trouble deciding given the E90's honeycomb behind the gill, but leaning toward gloss black up front and Le Mans for the gills (with tinted LEDs?). The Edition version is nice, but I think I'd like to match the shadowline trim if I'm using black. Any thoughts?

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      04-26-2012, 04:07 PM   #2
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Gloss black! Super clean and matches the OEM BMW window and mirror trim.
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Gloss black for sure. But sometimes I don't think all the black accents go well with lemans...
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      04-26-2012, 11:19 PM   #4
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I just replaced and painted my honeycomb grill gloss black. Not a big difference compared to a brand new one but for an old faded and cracked one, a much need fix. The front bumper needs to come off (at least one whole side and part of the other) to do it. Took about an hour once painted.
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      04-26-2012, 11:31 PM   #5
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I just replaced and painted my honeycomb grill gloss black. Not a big difference compared to a brand new one but for an old faded and cracked one, a much need fix. The front bumper needs to come off (at least one whole side and part of the other) to do it. Took about an hour once painted.
I bet that looks pretty nice...mine is only 7 months old so I'll wait awhile before tackling that job!

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